# Accident 19780526039569A: Mooney M20D, Jackson, AL, May 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Jackson, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 31.5323° N, 87.8912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5323&lon=-87.8912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7813V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7813V-2005-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 57 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526039569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA78FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA091), May 26, 1978: Mooney M20C (N7813V), Jackson, AL, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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